Kyushu Railway History Museum

The Kyushu Railway History Museum is a railway museum owned by JR Kyushu in Kitakyushu, Japan.^[1]

Kyushu Railway History Museum

九州鉄道記念館
The museum's entrance
Location of the museum Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Kyushu Railway History Museum (Japan) Show map of Japan
Established	9 August 2003
Location	Kitakyushu, Japan
Coordinates	33.94317°N 130.96179°E / 33.94317; 130.96179
Type	Railway museum
Director	Masaaki Sato (佐藤正昭)
Public transit access	Mojikō Station
Website	www.k-rhm.jp

History

The museum's main building was the former head office of Kyushu Railway^[2] which was constructed doing 1891. In 2003 the Kyushu Railway Company opened the museum with many trains from all around Kyushu. In 2014 the main building was inscribed as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan^[3].

Exhibits

The museum consists of three areas: the main building, the vehicle exhibition hall and a mini railway park.^[4] It is much smaller than other Japanese railway museums like the SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya or the Kyoto Railway Museum.^[5]